Bound and Unbound: A paranormal novella duology
Ali Hazelwood
Until the Heart Stops: A Forbidden Vampire Romance (The Oylen City Series Book 1)
by Gillian Eliza West
About this book
In the city of Oylen, a vampire contingent called The Covenant has ruled for centuries. Their strictest law? No vampire can drink from a living source. This ban on blood drinking created the Souzterain and the black market blood dens that have now run for centuries to give vampires a taste of what they crave most.
Lilith Searah runs one such business. Her life is constant competition with the other dens, the rules of the Covenant, and the danger her inherited profession poses. But when she catches the eye of a powerful immortal and anonymous gifts arrive, she’ll find there’s something more perilous than running an illegal blood den.
Thrust into the ancient world of vampires, Lilith realizes that the nighttime immortals have been keeping dangerous secrets. The only hope she can keep is that the Covenant can be destroyed and that Lilith and her immortal can finally be together.
That is, if she can make it out alive.
UNTIL THE MELODY ENDS (Eamon and Adrienne's story, book two) now available for preorder and releasing May 8, 2026!
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
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Reader Reviews
April 24, 2026
Loved this one, such a quick read! )
May 14, 2026
Until the Heart Stops gives us Witches, Vampires, and what I can imagine to be Lycanthropes during a war time. The MFC is torn between her secret admirer and a mysterious stranger who has made his presence more known. The way our MMC pines over our MFC is sweet at first, but evolves into something deliciously spicy. This book was so so so good, I could not put it down. I will 100% read it again! )
May 19, 2026
This book was a bit confusing to start but picked up about 60 pages in. Overall I liked it but wish there was a bit more world building. Hopefully book 2 will provide more! )
September 19, 2025
I adored this! It was such a fast read for me because I couldn’t put it down! I loved the main characters and omg the loooooonging! I know that’s something people have been looking for lately in their reads and lemme tell you- this delivers! I’m also a total sucker for letter writing and found that aspect of this book so romantic! Beyond that I loved the mythology of the gods in this and the world that Ms. West created! I had been wanting to read her other series for a while, but picked this...
February 17, 2026
Until the Heart Stops is one of those books that grips you from the first chapter and refuses to let go! Loved the French influence in the language and the Latin phrasing for older terms of witchcraft. Fantastic with historical accuracy/phrasing. The pacing is great, and it never sacrifices emotional depth for shock value. Every twist feels earned, and just when you think you understand what’s happening, the story pulls the rug out from under you. Loved it and loved the size difference of the...
